Toy pistol.



G. J. J. CLARK.

TOY PISTOL.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20, 1911.

- Patented May 9, 1911.

" ries in turn a support 7 for the roll 8 of fulminate strip 9. The back 3 can, there- ,tion, like characters'on the drawing reprelength with fulminate.

its upper 'end an anvil 5. This back carries GEORGE J. J. CLARK, OI WEST HANOVER, MASSACHUSETTS.

TOY rrs'ron.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 9, 1911.

Application filed February 20, 191-1. Serial No. 609,577.

T0 at Z whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonon J. J. CLARK, a citizen of the United States, and residing i at West Hanover, county of Plymouth, and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Toy Pistols, of which the a following description, in connection with i the accompanying drawing, is a specificasenting like parts. This invention relates to a toy pistol maklng use ofv ammunition in strip form where a strip of paper is supplied throughout its The object of the invention is to provide a pistol of this character in which the action of the pistol shall simulate as nearly as possible that of a regular pistol, in which the action of the parts shall be positive, in which the feed of the fulminate strip shall be under complete and accurate contr0l,and in which the general arrangement of parts shall be of a simple and strong construction.

The nature of the invention will appear more fully from the accompanying descrip tion and drawings and will be particularly pointed out in the claim.

The drawings show a pistol embodying the invention.

Figure 1 of the drawings shows the pistol in side elevation with the pivoted back partially open; Fig. 2 is a view of the pistol taken in the opposite direction from that of,Fig.-1, and showing one side of the easing removed with such portions of the removed casing as is necessary to an understanding of the invention shown in cross section. i

The pistol comprises a casing in the form and general appearance of a regular pistol. The casing is provided at its forward .endwith a barrel land terminates at its lower end with the handle portion 2. It is preferably made of cast metal and separated into two sections which when fastened together form a hollow chamber within which the working mechanism of the pistol is located.

The back 3 of the hammer portion of the casing is made separate and pivoted at 4 to the upper part of the casing and forms at at its lower portion connected therewith a section 6 of the casing, and this section carsuch as the pivot 13.

fore, be swung about its pivot to allow of the insertion and removal of the roll of fulminate strip.

The fulminate strip is so arranged as to pass in a direct course from the roll 8 to the anvil 5, so that the feeding of the strip will not in any way be checked or interfered with by the location of the roll. 7

10 is a strip-holding flat sprlng-wvhicli engages the fulminate strip near the anvil so as to prevent-retrograde movement thereof. This spring 10 is held in.p1ace by engagement with projections 11 carried by one part of the casing.

The hammer 12 is pivoted at 13 to the easing and a spring 14, coiled about its pivot and engaging at one end the casing and at the other end the hammer, serves to actuate the hammer against the-anvil to explode the fulminate at the proper time. The hammer is also provided with a side beveled shoulder 15. A fiat feeding spring 16 i secured to,

the hammer with its'free end resting against the fulminate strip between the end of-the strip-holding spring and the anvil so that when the hammer is given its cocking movement about its pivot the end of the feeding spring 16 will catch the fulminate strip and feed it up over the anvil to bring the fulminate into position.

The trigger 17 is pivoted to the casing at 18 with its finger piece 19 projectingoutwardly and surrounded by the usual guard 20. The trigger is provided with a spring 21 coiled about its pivot andengagmg at one end the trigger and at its opposite end a part stationary with respect to the casing, The upper end or head 22 of the trigger cooperates with the beveled shoulder 15 so that as the finger piece 19 of the trigger is pressed the head of the trigger will engage with the projection 15 and rock the hammer back into, cocked position.

When the hammer reachesthe limit of its rearward movement the head 22 will ride off from the depression '15, the hammer will be thrown forward by the spring 14 and will strike the fulminate upon the anv l, ere ploding the same. When the finger piece is released the trigger will spring back and its head will slide overthe beveled side of the projection 15 into its ori mal position, the trigger havin sutlicient ooseness upon its axis to allow t is to be done- Having fully described my nvention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A toy pistol comprising a casing, an anvil at the upper end of said casing, a support for a roll of fulminate strip at the lower end of said casing beneath said anvil, enabling the strip to pass in a direct course from the roll Over the anvil, a strip-holding flat spring engaging the strip near the anvil to prevent retrograde movement thereof, a hammer pivoted in the casing, provided with a side beveled shoulder, a spring actuating the hammer against the anvil to explode the fulminate, a flat feeding spring carried by the hammer with its edgein engagement with the fulminate strip and actirig upon the cooking movement of the hammer to feed the strip over the anvil, a trigger pivoted in the casing and provided with a head cooperating with the said shoulder, and a spring to retract the trigger whereby when the trigger is pressed its head Will engage the said projection, cook the hammer,

GEORGE J. J. CLARK;

' Witnesses:

. WARREN T. THRASHER, WASHINGTON CLARK.

Washington, D, O.

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